Lusitania Tatafu

Karoline Lusitania "Lusi" Tatafu (born 20 February 1998[1]) is a Tongan recurve archer who competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Lusitania Tatafu
Personal information
Full nameKaroline Lusitania Tatafu
Nickname(s)Lusi
Born (1998-02-20) 20 February 1998
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 12 in)[1]
Weight70 kg (150 lb)[1]
Sport
Country Tonga
SportArchery
Event(s)Recurve
Updated on 26 July 2016.

Tatafu made her international debut at the 2012 New Zealand National Championships, and was awarded a universality place to compete at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.[2] In 2015 she achieved a silver medal at the New Zealand National Championships, and the following year made her senior Olympic debut at the 2016 Summer Olympics, participating in the women's individual event.[3] She finished the 72-arrow ranking round in 63rd position out of 64 and was eliminated by South Korea's Chang Hye-jin in the event's first knock-out round.[3][4]

References

  1. "Karoline Lusitania Tatafu". Rio 2016. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. "Tonga: Bronze and gold for Tonga at the 2014 NZ Nationals Archery Tournament". Pasifika Media Association. 23 January 2014. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  3. Cass, Philip (9 August 2016). "Tongan archers and swimmer take the lead for kingdom in Rio Olympic Games competition". Kaniva News. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  4. "S. Korean archers reach round of 16 in individual events". Yonhap News Agency. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
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